Overview

• The ministry has awarded ₹2.5 lakh crore so far, including ₹1 lakh crore in Delhi-NCR, with another ₹2 lakh crore set for rollout over the next four months.
• It plans to award a total of ₹10 lakh crore in road contracts by March 2025 to underpin nationwide highway expansion.
• The daily national highway construction rate target has been raised from 38 km to 100 km to accelerate connectivity.
• Studies by IIM Bangalore and IIT campuses show a 6 percent decline in logistics costs from improved roads, with a goal of cutting overall costs to 9 percent by December.
• A pilot flash-charging electric bus service in Nagpur marks the ministry’s push into green transport innovations.